what is a conclusion that could be deductively drawn from the following premises
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Question 1. Question :Reasons given to support a conclusion are called.
commands
InstructorThe answer can be found in Section 2.2, “Putting Arguments in the Standard
Explanation:Form,” of With Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking.
Points Received: 1 of 1
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Question 2. Question : What is a conclusion that could be deductively drawn from the following
premises?
All dogs are warm-blooded. All warm-blooded creatures are mammals.
Student Answer:
All dogs are mammals.
All mammals are dogs.
Dogs generate their own body heat.
No dogs are warm-blooded creatures.
The answer can be found in Section 2.4, “Classifying Arguments,” of With Good Reason
Instructor
Explanation:
Student Answer:
outlining in mathematical form the premises and conclusions of an
argument
, arguments related to morality
creating a dialogue between arguing parties
persuading the audience to which one is speaking
The answer can be found in Section 1.4, “Arguments Outside of Logic,”
Instructor
of With Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking.
Explanation:
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 4. Question : Intellectual modesty is .
Student Answer:
the ability to examine one’s own beliefs and be objective about
faults in those beliefs
the tendency to desire to be right in all circumstances
the ability to attack others’ beliefs in the attempt to prove them
wrong
the ability to bring about the good in one’s life
The answer can be found in Section 1.1, “What Is Critical Thinking?” of With
Instructor Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking.
Explanation:
1 of 1
Points Received:
Comments:
Question 5. Question : Which of the following has been discovered about emotions and
reason?
Student Answer:
They are not found in humans.
Reason and logical thinking take place more naturally in humans
than emotional responses.
Emotional responses have a more direct pathway to the brain than
reflective thinking.
It is important to protect yourself if you fear you are being
attacked.
The answer can be found in Section 1.2, “Three Misconceptions About
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